Pelham Batesville Fire Department to build new station (The Greenville News: Mon, 06 Aug) Development and population growth along Batesville Road south of Interstate 85 have prompted the Pelham Batesville Fire Department to build a new, 5,500-square-foot fire station at the intersection of Batesville and Godfrey roads.
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Millions face flood disease threat (CNN.com: Wed, 08 Aug) The United Nations is warning of a massive "health crisis" in southern Asia, where 30 million people have been overwhelmed by the monsoonal rains and flash flooding sweeping across India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
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Clan associations need to help new immigrants integrate (Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News: Wed, 08 Aug) SINGAPORE: Clan associations in Singapore will continue to play a crucial role in helping new immigrants blend and integrate into the Singapore society, said Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng.
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More building projected (Tri-City News: Wed, 08 Aug) Greater Vancouver’s housing supply will have to rise 50 per cent, adding another 420,000 dwellings by 2031, to keep pace with demand. That estimate is significantly faster than the growth in population, which is forecast to climb from 2.17 million now to three million.
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